Volume 8, Book 76, Number 490:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Volume 8 – 1446 / 1700
SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 8 > BOOK 76: TO MAKE THE HEART TENDER (AR-RIQAQ)
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “My example and the example of the people is that of a man who
made a fire, and when it lighted what was around it, Moths and other insects started falling into the
fire. The man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from falling in the fire) but they overpowered him
and rushed into the fire. The Prophet added: Now, similarly, I take hold of the knots at your waist
(belts) to prevent you from falling into the Fire, but you insist on falling into it.”